Two metre croc spotted at Cannonvale

by ssellen

Shakira Sellen
Journalist

I moved to Mackay in 2011 and haven’t looked back since.
I’ve grown to enjoy the laidback Mackay lifestyle and all it has to offer.
Over the years I have also spent time visiting the Whitsundays and my favourite place to date would be Whitehaven Beach.
Being on the go all the time in a fast-paced job I also can’t go past a good cup of coffee.
When it comes to writing, I love to meet residents in the community and find about their life as I feel everyone has an interesting story to tell.

UPDATE: The Department of Environment and Heritage Protection said they received a report of a two metre long crocodile swimming in the water just off Pidgeon Island, at Cannonvale on Friday, October 21.

Recent crocodile sighting warning signs were posted by an EHP officer that same day.

EARLIER: A crocodile warning sign has been erected at Cannonvale Beach.

Residents took to social media to discuss the recent sighting.

"There's been a croc near Pigeon Island there since I was a child," Amanda Brett said.

"They have been sighted at the Marina and over at Port of Airlie, they are everywhere, you just rarely see them near the beaches."

"There was a croc sighting there a few years ago," Adeline Lahou.

"Of course they're going to be around! The estuaries are over crowded with them."

Meanwhile crocodile slide marks were reported to the Department of Environment and Heritage Protection at Whitehaven Beach earlier this month.

A site inspection and aerial survey was undertaken and revealed no evidence of a crocodile, the department said.